This product is a safety device for the railroad industry and it was the brainchild
of a train engineer with BNSF. Knowing that derailments, with their cost
of life, money and safety issues, were a problem that needed to be addressed.
Using PVC pipe and various off the shelf items he created his first working
prototype. After testing it he knew that it was a product.
Next he went to our injection molding
house looking to mold it in plastic. They referred him to
I.T.I. Inc. for design concepts. Keeping the basic workings
of the device our engineer did concept drawings, sourced
materials that could handle the harsh requirements, and had
prototypes made. Several evolutions later the molds were
built and 1st article pieces were constructed. It has been
tested in Pueblo, CO at the train testing facility and surpassed
all expectations, including that of the testing crew.
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